Lymphatic System

Question 1

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue are associated with the
Question 5 Select one or more:

a. Spleen

b. Gastrointestinal tract

c. Respiratory tract

d. Arm-pits

Answer 1

Gastrointestinal tract

Respiratory tract

Question 2

Lymphatic capillaries are
Question 2 Select one:

a. Equipped with valves

b. Thick-walled

c. Blind ended

d. In direct communication with blood capillaries

Answer 2

Blind ended

Question 3

What happens in the lymph nodes as lymph flows through them
Question 6 Select one or more:

a. White blood cells are made

b. Foreign substances are destroyed

c. Reticular fibres filter debris

d. Plasma and mature T cells are added

Answer 3

Reticular fibres filter debris, Plasma and mature T cells are added, Foreign substances are destroyed

Question 4

Lymph is circulated by
Question 1 Select one or more:

a. Contraction of adjacent muscles and the pulsation of large arteries

b. The beating of the heart and gravity

c. Gravity and skeletal muscle contraction

d. Changes in thoracic pressure

Answer 4

Contraction of adjacent muscles and the pulsation of large arteries, Changes in thoracic pressure

Question 5

Lymphatics have thinner walls than large veins
Question 4 Select one:

a. True

b. False

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Which best describes a lymph node
Question 7 Select one:

a. A capsule in the lymph vessel that is filled with B cells and T cells

b. Any organ that is being attacked by pathogens

c. A type of pathogen that attacks the immune system

d. A special kind of immune cell that is found in the lymph

Answer 6

A capsule in the lymph vessel that is filled with B cells and T cells

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a function of the lymphatic system
Question 8 Select one:

a. Transporting absorbed fats from the intestine to the blood

b. Transporting interstitial fluid back to the bloodstream

c. Providing immunological defences

d. Filtering metabolic wastes

Answer 7

Filtering metabolic wastes

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT part of the lymphatic system
Question 9 Select one:

a. Liver

b. Bone marrow

c. Thymus and spleen

d. Adenoids and tonsils

Answer 8

Liver

Question 9

Lymphatics contain lymph nodes located at certain intervals along their course
Question 3 Select one:

a.
True
b.
False

Answer 9

True